Danish studio Spacon has accomplished a welcome pavilion for Rosenborg Fortress in Copenhagen, that includes a multifunctional desk with hidden pull-out show drawers and embellished stools.
Spacon was tasked by the Danish Company for Tradition and Palaces to renovate the interiors of the historic pavilion and provides it a brand new objective as an area for welcoming guests to Rosenborg Fortress.
Initially constructed as a summer time home for the Danish royal household in 1606, the citadel is immediately used as a museum for the Royal Danish Assortment, together with the Danish crown jewels.
The pavilion is located on one of many most important paths within the surrounding King’s Backyard and is meant as a visual marker the place guests can collect and have interaction with a curated number of objects from the gathering.
“It needed to work each virtually and atmospherically as a spot for ticketing, storytelling and guided excursions, but additionally one thing that feels inviting and quick,” mentioned Spacon founding associate Malene Hvidt.
The compact constructing was initially used as a public bathroom however had sat disused for a few years. The Danish Company for Tradition and Palaces restored the outside, whereas Spacon centered on adapting the inside, utilizing the present proportions as a framework.
“For us, it was attention-grabbing to work with one thing so small in scale, however with such a robust context and historic legacy,” Hvidt instructed Dezeen.
“These are sometimes the initiatives the place small selections and particulars actually matter, and the place you’ll be able to create one thing that individuals join with fairly immediately.”
The principle aspect throughout the house is the central desk, which was knowledgeable by the octagonal form of Rosenborg Fortress’s stair tower, in addition to the encircling Renaissance-style gardens.
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Spacon collaborated with carpentry studio Gilbert Gilbert to develop the desk, which was made utilizing strong cherry wooden planks that deliver a way of heat and tactility to the house.
The desk can remodel from a monolithic gathering level into an exhibition house by pulling out built-in stools and increasing drawers to disclose storage and show surfaces.
The stools are embellished with carved reliefs depicting Rosenborg’s recognisable emblem and the constructing itself, whereas cabinets and cabinets lining the partitions characteristic particulars knowledgeable by components of the facade.
The give attention to handicrafts all through the challenge aligns with Rosenborg’s dedication to preserving and selling the cultural worth of workmanship.
With a view to spotlight the pavilion’s key architectural components and create an applicable environment, the architects opted for a conventional color palette that’s used to border openings and articulate house.
The colors additionally assist to boost the tactile qualities of the supplies, whereas refined tonal shifts enhance the house’s legibility and a constant datum helps orientation.
The transformation of this compact, heritage-listed construction concerned respecting and constructing upon the pavilion’s current scale and symmetry whereas introducing up to date interventions that add small moments of discovery.
“I’ve at all times been fascinated by these small, iconic pavilions within the King’s Backyard,” claimed Hvidt. “They’ve a specific presence, nearly like small wunderkammers, holding many layers and tales inside a really compact house.”
“For us, the challenge was about creating an area that feels accessible and human in scale, a spot you encounter in passing however that attracts you in and hopefully makes you need to keep slightly bit longer.”
Spacon works on initiatives ranging in scale from objects to spatial design and model identities, making use of an method that foregrounds narrative, materials and performance in pursuit of sudden outcomes.
The studio’s earlier work consists of an exhibition design geared toward translating digital actions into architectural house, in addition to a automotive dealership that includes a cave carved out of cardboard.
The images is by David Stjernholm.
